One of the quiet joys of running this program is bumping into people who've been through it. Last week it happened at the RitchieBot Chicago premiere in Pilsen—two LEAD alumni, out in the wild, doing exactly the kind of applied work the program is meant to launch.

It's a small thing, but it's the thing. The ten weeks end; the network doesn't. Alumni keep showing up at demos, meetups, and premieres around the city, and they keep pulling the next cohort forward with them.

If you're a LEAD alum, tell us what you're working on and where the program took you. Those updates help current students see the paths that can follow a ten-week project.